ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc., doing business as Star Cinema and also known as ABS-CBN Films, is a Filipino film and television production and distribution company headquartered in Quezon City. It is one of the major film studios in the Philippines, along with Viva Films, Regal Entertainment and GMA Pictures. Star Cinema has produced and released most of the highest-grossing Philippine films of all time.
Judy Anne Lumagui Santos is a Filipino actress and film producer. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines since the early 1990s, she is known for her comedic and dramatic roles in independent films and blockbusters, as well as for her portrayals of oppressed and impoverished women. She has received various accolades, including a Cairo International Film Festival Award, a Gawad Urian, two Luna Awards, two Metro Manila Film Festival Awards, and three FAMAS Awards.
Christopher Naldo Ricketts was a well-known Filipino martial arts innovator, teacher, actor and author. He was also one of the chief founders and head instructors of Bakbakan International and the eldest brother of the action star Ronnie Ricketts.
Enrique Mari Bacay Gil V is a Filipino actor. Gil has appeared in various films and television shows such as Mula sa Puso, Budoy, Princess and I, Muling Buksan ang Puso and She's the One. He is best known for his role as Alexander "Xander" Grande III in the television series Forevermore in 2014–15, alongside Liza Soberano. Since then, he has starred in the films Just the Way You Are (2015), Everyday I Love You (2015), Dukot (2016), My Ex and Whys (2017), Seven Sundays (2017), and Alone/Together (2019); and the television series Dolce Amore (2016), Bagani (2018), and Make It With You (2020).
Evangeline Rose Gil Eigenmann, known professionally as Cherie Gil, was a Filipino actress. With a career spanning nearly 50 years, she was dubbed the "La Primera Contravida" for her acting prowess which landed her numerous antagonistic roles on film, television, and even on stage.
Raphael John Gil Eigenmann, known professionally as Mark Gil, was a Filipino actor. Gil was often cast as a main villain in Philippine action films that was popular during the late '80s to the early 2000s.
Chef Boy Logro Kusina Master: Sikreto ng Experto is a Philippine television cooking show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Boy Logro, it premiered on January 2, 2012 on the network's morning line up. The show concluded on May 9, 2014 with a total of 618 episodes. It was replaced by Basta Every Day Happy in its timeslot.
Ronald Naldo Ricketts, popularly known as Ronnie Ricketts, is a Filipino actor, scriptwriter, film director, line producer, and martial artist who is the former President of the Philippine Film Actors Guild, and former Chairman of Optical Media Board (OMB), a government agency that regulates recording optical media in the Philippines.
Pablo Logro, also known as Boy Logro or Chef Boy, is a Filipino celebrity chef known for his cooking shows, Idol sa Kusina and Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master.
Basta Every Day Happy is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Gladys Reyes, Donita Rose, Alessandra de Rossi and Boy Logro, it premiered on May 12, 2014 on the network's morning line up replacing Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master. The show concluded on January 5, 2015 with a total of 171 episodes.
John Paul Guido Regala Scherrer, better known by his screen name John Regala, was a Filipino actor and environmentalist. He gained notoriety in the entertainment industry as a member of the 1986 television show That's Entertainment, and went on to play well-known antagonist roles in action movies and teleseries in the 1990s. He was sometimes unofficially tagged as the "Bad Boy" of Philippine action films along with fellow action stars like Robin Padilla and the late Ace Vergel.
Isusumbong Kita sa Tatay Ko... is a 1999 Philippine action comedy film directed by Boots Plata and starring Fernando Poe Jr. and Judy Ann Santos. The film, produced and distributed by Star Cinema, premiered in the Philippines on June 9, 1999.
Afuang: Bounty Hunter is a 1988 Philippine biographical action film directed by Mike Relon Makiling. The film stars Phillip Salvador as the title role. The film is based on the life of Abner Afuang, a former police officer who was a Pagsanjan mayor by the time the film was released.
Hawak Ko Buhay Mo is a 1996 Philippine action film written and directed by Ronnie Ricketts under the name Ronn Rick. The film stars Ricketts and Michael de Mesa.
Exit Point is a 2019 Filipino Action film starring Ronnie Ricketts, who also serves as the film co-writer and director under the name Ronn Rick. It also stars Jackielou Blanco, Alvin Anson, Raechelle Ricketts, Edgar Mande, Renzo Cruz, Jerico Estregan, and Joachim Idinye. The film was released by Viva Films on February 20, 2019.
Dalawa Man ang Buhay Mo, Pagsasabayin Ko is a 1991 Philippine action film co-written and directed by Willy Milan. The film stars Ronnie Ricketts on dual roles.
Utang ng Ama is a 2003 Philippine comedy film directed by Tony Y. Reyes. The film stars Joey Marquez and Jinggoy Estrada. This is the last film produced by Maverick Films before closing shop.
Mano Mano 2: Ubusan ng Lakas is a 2001 Philippine action film starring Ronnie Ricketts, who wrote and directed the film under the name Ronn Rick. It is the sequel to the 1995 film Mano Mano.
Uno is a 2005 Filipino action thriller film directed by Ronnie Ricketts and co-written by Ricketts, Lito N. Mena and Ricardo Cepeda. About an assassin intending to retire who finds himself the target of another assassin, it stars Ricketts and Monsour del Rosario alongside Danica Sotto, Cheska Garcia, Dinky Doo, Erica Fuente, Boy Roque, T.J. Trinidad and Cepeda. Produced by Ricketts' production company Rocketts Productions, it was given a limited theatrical release on January 19, 2005. The film is noted for being one of the few action films produced by the Philippine film industry in the mid-to-late 2000s.
